{"id":23604,"date":"2026-06-21T05:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T03:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/to-the-tablet-and-beyond-does-toy-story-5-go-hard-enough-on-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T05:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T03:37:45","slug":"to-the-tablet-and-beyond-does-toy-story-5-go-hard-enough-on-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/to-the-tablet-and-beyond-does-toy-story-5-go-hard-enough-on-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The animated sequel sets up a tug-of-war between physical and digital play for children but is still eager not to be an anti-tech screed<\/p>\n

For more than 30 years, Pixar\u2019s signature Toy Story series has been entertaining children while giving voice to their parents\u2019 anxieties. This is especially pronounced in the film\u2019s sequels, as the living toys who dedicate their lives to the happiness of their owner\/child experience all different sorts of potential and parent-paralleled obsolescence, from physical wear-and-tear and a child reaching young adulthood to the toy equivalent of empty-nesting (still hanging around the playroom but no longer anyone\u2019s favourite). It\u2019s only natural \u2013 maybe even a little belated \u2013 that Toy Story 5<\/a> would address the encroachment of technology, which continues to make its way to children earlier and earlier. So many years after the tech breakthroughs that allowed Toy Story to become the first computer-animated feature, and Pixar to become a household name in family entertainment, has the formerly Steve Jobs-owned company turned against the kind of innovation that built its success?<\/p>\n

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\nThe animated sequel sets up a tug-of-war between physical and digital play for children but is still eager not to be an anti-tech screed
\nFor more than 30 years, Pixar\u2019s signature Toy Story series has been entertaining children while giving voice to their parents\u2019 anxieties. This is especially pronounced in the film\u2019s sequels, as the living toys who dedicate their lives to the happiness of their owner\/child experience all different sorts of potential and parent-paralleled obsolescence, from physical wear-and-tear and a child reaching young adulthood to the toy equivalent of empty-nesting (still hanging around the playroom but no longer anyone\u2019s favourite). It\u2019s only natural \u2013 maybe even a little belated \u2013 that Toy Story 5 would address the encroachment of technology, which continues to make its way to children earlier and earlier. So many years after the tech breakthroughs that allowed Toy Story to become the first computer-animated feature, and Pixar to become a household name in family entertainment, has the formerly Steve Jobs-owned company turned against the kind of innovation that built its success? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The animated sequel sets up a tug-of-war between physical and digital play for children but is still eager not to be an anti-tech screed For more than 30 years, Pixar\u2019s signature Toy Story series has been entertaining children while giving voice to their parents\u2019 anxieties. This is especially pronounced in the film\u2019s sequels, as the …<\/p>\n

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